Staff and Board of Directors
The General Manager and any Board member can be reached at info@positivepowerco-op.com.
Staff
Stacey Hare, General Manager, joined PPC in March 2007. In her previous position as the marketing manager for Guelph
Hydro's retail affiliate Selectpower, Stacey was responsible for the sales
and marketing of Selectwind renewable energy certificates and the
company's energy conservation portfolio. She is very familiar with the province's electricity market, and the many changes that have affected the renewable energy sector in Ontario. Her experience advocating wind energy—through speaking at conferences, conducting workshops, and writing articles on the benefits of wind, solar and geothermal energy—has equipped Stacey with a unique set of skills that are certain to be an asset to Positive
Power Co-op.
Board of Directors
2006-2007
Curt
Hammond, Chair, has worked
in the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years in a variety
of leadership positions, most recently as Executive Director
for the Partnership for Consumer Food Safety. Interested
in working with team-based and community focused organizations,
Curt is a accomplished leader passionate about giving back.
In addition to 'front line' volunteering with numerous children
and family groups, he has served and advised local and national
boards around communication and governance issues. With
professional training and experience in board development,
Curt is dedicated to helping organizations focus on long
term relationships and mission focused decision making.
Franco Hasou, B. Comm. (University of Toronto), is a Chartered Accountant at the firm of Ernst & Young LLP's, with 12 years of experience in Toronto and New York, in finance, mergers and acquisitions and global structuring. Using his skills in finance and tax, and knowledge of and experience with business and complex supply chains, Franco has advised a diverse clientele on domestic and international acquisitions and re-organizations and joint ventures, has developed and implemented global financing, treasury management and business operating structures, and has contributed to educational development of his profession. His experience also includes obtaining financing for projects and private equity issuance. As a director, Franco's objectives are to increase the political and social influence of PPC, expand the membership, and create public-private partnerships to facilitate the financing and development of the wind turbines.
Blake
Laufer is the Vice President for Research and Development
at T2 Systems, an enterprise software company based out
of Indianapolis and with Canadian operations in Hamilton,
Ontario. Blake graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.)
degree in Computer Science from McMaster University and
also studied Physics during that time. Blake brings to PPC
a history of entrepreneurship and "corporate bootstrapping
discipline" having started, running, and growing a company,
eventually selling it in 1999. He now hopes to apply the
same science and business principles to PPC while supporting
the efforts toward clean energy sources.
Bill Mocsan has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from York University, and is a senior consultant with Knowles Consultancy Services Inc. He has worked in both the private and the public sector and has experience in capital planning; asset management; business process reviews; plus a variety of research and analytical services related to risk, claims investigations and financial analysis related to construction projects. He has also participated in provincial energy efficiency and conservation initiatives and numerous alternative energy programs for the transportation sector including propane and natural gas initiatives.
Colin
Millar is a lawyer who has worked with the Hamilton
law firm of Millar, Alexander since being called to the
Bar in 1995. He received his Bachelor of Law degree, as
well as an Honours degree in history, from The University
of Western Ontario. Colin has 10 years' experience serving
as a Director of non-profit organizations, and brings to
PPC his legal expertise, which has included extensive work
for non-profit and charitable organizations.
Todd
Mooney, Treasurer, is
a Chartered Accountant working in the technology industry
who brings over 8 years of experience as board member of
not-for-profit organizations to PPC. Todd is currently President
of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ontario, managing an investment
portfolio of over $2.5 million in order to fund local Big
Brothers/Big Sisters agencies. From 1996 to 2002, he also
served as Treasurer for the KEY Foundation, a charitable
organization that focused on environmental education for
youth. Todd has been a member of Positive Power Co-op since
its inaugural Annual General Meeting and has been a front-line
volunteer. Todd is using his financial and management skills
and his business contacts to help Positive Power raise capital
and secure funding to build its first (of hopefully many)
wind turbines.
Doug
Prest, Vice-Chair, is
a Professional Engineer with over 20 years experience in
data communications software development, project leadership
and program management in high tech industries. Doug has
degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Waterloo and a Masters of Business Administration from McMaster
University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biology
from the University of Manitoba. Doug brings engineering,
business, project management and organizational skills to
PPC.
Rick
Spencer is currently VP of Business development
and co-owner of Evention Healthcare, a software company
based out of Fredericton, NB that provides medication management
solutions to the nursing home marketplace. Volunteer work
includes being the current Chairman of the Advisory Board
for DECA Ontario, a not-for-profit business and marketing
educational organization that serves over 6,000 secondary
school student members. Rick is the President of the Dundas
Blues Jr C Hockey club, a community sponsored hockey team
that was established in 1952. Interests in alternative power
production include investments in Protocol Energy, a company
that initiates wind power projects worldwide, with current
interests and projects in Ecuador and Latin America. Rick
graduated with a BSc in Nuclear Physics and a MBA from McMaster
University and spent 5 years as a nuclear engineer at AECL.
By becoming involved with PPC, Rick hopes to apply his 25
years of business experience to help make community based
alternative power projects a reality.
Edward
Stavin, Secretary, is
the Associate Director of Relationship Management at Bell
Enterprise. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering
and Management (Electrical) in 1980 from McMaster University.
His career experience includes a number of enterprise sales
and marketing/product management roles for leading edge
solutions in telecommunications at Bell Mobility, Bell Canada
and Nortel over the past 20 years. The Ontario electricity
blackout during the summer of 2003 focussed Edward's attention
on alternative energy options and he soon concluded a community
owned solution was the best option for those wishing to
contribute to renewable energy solutions. He joined PPC
in 2004 to help develop that vision.